>> good morning it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, february 8. you know the big story we're following. >> pretty obvious, the stage is set and fans are ready for the biggest parade in philadelphia history. the city is about to celebrate the super bowl championship. >> fans are expected to flock to mass transit to get to center city and see the five mile victory lap. there are concerns it could be difficult to get a spot on the packed trains. >> taking live look at thebenjy are about ready to close it for if you're there, you need to bundle up. >> indeed you do. we are making sure you're ready for the parade with everything you need to know. we have team coverage, we have vernon odem and jeanette reyes

who will be with us with fans are camp out all night. veteran is at the norristown train station watching people get to center city. >> first let's talk about the weather and traffic. >> reporter: we've seen peopleg. >> reporter: it's cold out there. you can see cloud leftover from rain coast. wesd we're expecting a transitn to mostly sunny 27 allento 29 in millville. 32 in cape may. there's a bit of a wind blowing trenton. 18 in 14 in allentown andding. that's down a bit. 19 degrees in millville. winds running in the teens. on your way out be careful under foot and under your tires, the rain is over from yesterday, temperatures have crashed below

freezing that may have frozen up icy patches on roads and sidewalks anywhere the rain didn't have a chance to dry off. that's a patchy slight problem. 28 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 30 by 11:00 a.m. up around freezing my 3:00 p.m. winds returning 1 to 20 miles per hour. that will make it feel like the mid 20s at the best of times today. bundle up extra gear that's the way to play it as you head to the parade. karen, what are you seeing right now? >> reporter: i'm seeing people walking around trying to get there spot. this is pattison avenue live in south philadelphia. this is where it begins at 11:00 a.m., of course the parade goes up broad street around city hall it will land on the parkway. we'll see crews out here, they are in the process of shutting this down, expect it to reopen by tomorrow morning's rush.

we'll talk about the closures coming up in just a little bit. let's look at the schuylkill expressway and check the highways. no packed traffic. this is the schuylkill expressway vine street expressway, eastbound was shut down, all is reopened. we have slick spots through the area, you have to take the ice off your car, before you head out. it is so cold this morning and the moisture from yesterday causing problems. we had an accident on snyder road that cleared in upper pottsgrove township. we had an accident walnut street schwenksville. east brandywine we have a vehicle down an embankment into trees, that cleared 322 at horse shoe pike. you get the idea, it's slick out there. expect it to be slick. today is here, hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to line broad street and congratulate the super bowl

championships philadelphia eagles. >> fans have waited for decades, now that it's reality people are doing everything they can to get a prime spot. >> some are so excited they camped out near the art museum steps. >> let's go over jeanette reyes live along the championship parade route. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam we're on broad and wolf. on the way here we saw people sleeping in their cars and others making the trek to the art museum to get the prime spot. take a look at the video from just a few hours ago, we got a few people camping out at the art museum. wearing several layers of clothing, topping it off with the eagles jersey and hat in preparation for the colder temperatures ahead and the hours they will likely spend outside. another thing we noticed, perhaps no surprise, people parking illegally. parking spots filled up on main streets and neighborhoods many are parking on sidewalks and

curbing, in front of fire hydrants keep in mind this is well before the parade has begun. police warned that parking restrictions would be strictly enforced. appears for many it was worth the risk to get the good spot. >> we got hear before anybody else else that's the game plan. winning. >> it was cold not having a super bowl ring. it's not cold now, we won, baby! e-a-g-l-e-s! >> reporter: and those people were out at 9:00 a.m. yesterday evening and they are just going to wait at the art museum at 11:00 a.m. this morning. with that being said, bundle up, the meteorologists talk about the wind tunnel and the winds being stronger here in the city. make sure you wear the layers and get ready for a good time.

jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." back inside to you guys. >> very soon we'll have crowds around everybody to keep them all warm. we'll be parkd in -- packed in together. >> we turned to vernon odem at the norristown transportation center one of the main hubs to get people into center city. good morning, vernon. >> reporter: good morning, matt, and you, tam, the lines are getting longer and longer, even though the first train out of the norristown regional station did not leave for 45 minutes. people are lined up, heavily layered. say good morning, everybody. >> [cheers and applause]. >> they are in high spirits. this train doesn't leave until 5:45 a.m. they want to get on the train and downtown to see all they want to see today. we talked to many people earlier. >> this is the first time, many

years, we waited for this. >> reporter: you're ready. >> i'm ready. >> i'm happy to see it with my son and take it all in. >> i can't wait to spend it with these people. >> reporter: all good friends. >> i can't wait to hold up the trophy. >> enjoying the time and eeg the eagles players. >> reporter: i'm looking forward to seeing the eagles come down and hoisting the lombardi trophy and nick foles coming in as a backup. >> it's exciting to see everybody celebrate the same thing it's special. >> i'm excited to see half my school there, half my classes are going, nobody will be in school, so. >> reporter: you have an awfully early start today. >> we're ready. >> reporter: okay, you can hear how spirited the fans are as they wait in the cold weather, their hearts are warm and

excited they are looking forward to joining 2 million other friends excited eagles fans in center city on the parkway today. vernon odem channel 6 "action news." live in norristown. >> vernon it's so great to see people in great spirits. for fans driving from new jersey parking in camden is an option. there will be limited parking along south delaware avenue and harbor boulevard. spaces first come and first serve. fans have the option of walking across the bridge or taking the river link ferry across the delaware river. our live coverage of the championship parade will get going at 9:00 a.m. we'll be streaming the celebration live on 6abc.com you can watch heading down or while you're waiting along the parade route. that way you don't miss a minute. >> we have loads of information in our eagles super bowl parade book, a list of road closures

and parking restrictions and mass transit plans. find it by logging on to 6abc.com/eagles parade. >> but we can't say it enough, layers are your friend. >> reporter: cold out there right now, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us we're dry. taking a look outside, we have sky6 live hd there's the ben franklin bridge and penns landing in the foreground. not a whole lot of traffic on i-95. what is there is getting along fine. be careful of icy patches on sidewalks and side roads as you drive around this morning. you can see temperatures dipped below the freezing mark. 28 degrees in philadelphia. we had rain last night some of it might not have had a chance to dry, particularly in puddling, some of that is frozen up. winds north/northwest at 1. windchills feeling like 18. windchills in the teens across the region with temperatures in the 20s. 26 as you step outside in allentown. 27 in trenton. 28 in wilmington. 25 in reading. 29 in millville. 32 in cape may. there's the wind dropping out of

the northwest. most of us and he and he -- exps in the teens. bundle up early heading to the parade. satellite and radar showing cloud cover around right now. you can see holes coming in. we'll see sun after the cloud cover evaporates. we should end up sunny. for the parade, 28 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m., 30. the high 34 degrees. all the way we'll be looking at winds more or less 12 to 20 miles per hour. there could gusts higher than that. we are expecting windchill values for most of the day in the low 20s. yb mid 20s at times. so the parade tips today would be to wear multiple layers, hats and gloves important. sunglasses not a bad idea. the sun will be out brightly across a good deal of the day. the eagles gear not to be left out there. 30 degrees in allentown. 31 in reading. 34 in trenton.

36 in millville. down the shore 37 in cape may. tomorrow on the cool side. high of 39. a little bit better. cloudier overall, a feature off to the north could force are a snow shower into the northern suburbs at times during the day tomorrow. the the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high, 34 degrees overall fairly sunny, cold, windchills in the 20s. snow showers north tomorrow otherwise more clouds and high of 39. milder for the weekend, high of 51 on scatter. any morning sun -- on saturday, any morning sun will give way to increasing clouds. sunday look for rain, sunday could be soaking rain and mild high of 52. rain saturday afternoon and sunday and sunday night. monday, cooler, 46. mostly cloudy, tuesday, 47. valentine's day milder high in the low 50s, 52 in philadelphia. there could rain on wednesday.

>> thanks david. 5:12 a.m. several businesses are offering freebies as a way to celebrate the super bowl championship. >> it's a big day for carson wentz, first the parade and then he heads down to washington, d.c. to headline a major event in front of lawmakers and business leaders. see the gift chris long gave to teammates as they cleaned out their lockers for the season. >> reporter: you see a disabled vehicle partially blocking the ramp.

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>>k, seeing that green made me smile. center city skyline still lit up in eagles green in celebration of our championship team o todae embrace of the city who is so proud of them and loves them. 5:15 a.m., 28 degrees. >> more roads are closing in preparation for the parade. >> reporter: they are rolling closures, i tweeted out a whole birch of them. i'll keep tweeting them to keep you up to date. i want to show you this, 21st street they have shut it down. you see the police below because the ramp to the vine is cloa. tf the closures that began at 5:00 a.m. this morning. watch for that. we've got lots of other closures here. the first of three different waves of closures as we switch

over, from 5:00 a.m. to down..m. 17th to kelly drive between aiken oval and strawberry mansion. mlk drive closed until 6:00 p.m. the first of three different waves of tweeting that out throughout morning to help you. i know it's a lot to digest. let's switch over to the maps, in montgomery county. we have an accident on buttonwood lane an disabled vehicle. an tyson avenue in abington cleared. we have an accident on the atlantic city westbound neartomt now. it's cold out there. if you're heading out, yes you have to deal with the closures for sure, right? you have to deal with the cold. watch for slick spots with temperatures below freezing, low

to mid 20s in the northwest suburbs. d new jersey, 26 in browns mill. 27 i vineland. 29 in dover, delaware. gusting p to 25 miles per hour makes it feel like it's just 18 degrees. lots of layers, tam indeed. we will be ready. senate leaders reached a increasing chance that the government will stay operational past midnight tonight promising an extra 3 monday billion over the next -- 300 billion over the next three years. nancy pelosi used a record-breaking speech for 8 hours pushing for legislation otecting undocumented children who were brought into the country as children. carson wentz will have the parade and head to washington, d.c. to headline a big event. national prayerkeynote speaker

breakfast. kevin kramer made the announcement yesterday he will replace mike pence who is in south korea for the opening olympic ceremony. eagles cleaned out their locksers with a smile. up yesterday they had a nice gift. chris long gave them a rare bottle of xr whiskey. their most precious gift is feeling the love from the city and the fans. >> it's easy to forget how much this game means to people and how it affects their lives and how brings everyone together, so nonthat the response and happiness that this city is experiencing it's unbelieve, but they deserve it. >> i'm enjoying the fans, they are loving i'm happy to see everybody smiling. somebody came up to me, man i

appreciate you all so much. there are people loving each other and coming in here. i'm happy that we was able to to be a shining star for philadelphia. >> the players are on vacation until their first report date on april 16. coach peterson said get used to

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there. i hope everybody comes home alive. >> reporter: it's starting early. it's cold to be standing out there all day. if you're heading there, i want to show you a problem in southig broad street. le of other vehicles ranand a into it a disabled truck now an accident after the curve coming away from the walt whitman bridge. be espia >> reporter: heading to the train station platform this morning. a lot of you are, it's going to be cold. in the mid to upper 20s, between 7 and 8:00 a.m. today's high, 34 degrees, and then for the evening commute back down to the freezing mark, plus there will be winds blowing to windchills at the best of times making it feel like the low to mid 20s. bundle up if you're heading to center cit'r flying out of towno sign of precipitation in our travel destinations. >> 5:22 a.m. if you want to

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line. those are the best options to take if you're trying to great on mass transit. if you're taking the regional rail lines you need a septa pass. everyone getting on the trains early to get down for the eagles parade. >> everybody we saw in that clip was wearing eagles gear. for the a lot of fans today will feel like christmas and birthday combined. it's not only the eagles championship parade you can get free food and beer. shake shack giving away custard in center city and king of prussia locations. huge fan of ice cream. >> i love ice cream. can't you tell. we serve ice creams at our snack night before the game. >> and also haagen dazs will be

giving away free scoops on south street. budd light will have reps at bars along the parade route they will verify the age and give you a token to turn in for a beer one per customer. folks get their hands stamped, they will check your hand to insure you only get one. yards brewery is handing out a free philly pail ale at the -- pale ale at the spring garden taproom. uber is giving away free rides 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the parade zone. >> 5:27 a.m., our parade preview continues we're monitoring traffic and we have another discount option to help you get there and we talk to the

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>> now on "action news," parade day is here. the party has begun. we're live along the route where people have been saving their spot since last night. >> the mad dash to mass transit is underway. thousands of fans with septa and patco tickets are racing to the station hoping to get on a train before it runs out of space. >> whether you're along broad street or the benjamin franklin parkway you'll bundle up at least we have the eagles love to keep us warm. >> everybody coming through has the eagles green on. good morning, 5:30 a.m., thursday, february 8. we have team coverage of the each and every angle what to expect. weather and traffic go to good d morning. >> reporter: it's a